Dr. Elizabeth Boham

I know, right? Which just means that there's extra, that in the follicles of the skin, the skin's not turning over as well as it should. And so cells get stuck in the skin. And then those stuck cells can get more inflamed and acne can get produced. So one of the major things we always start with is pulling away the refined and processed foods and the sugary foods.

I know, right? Which just means that there's extra, that in the follicles of the skin, the skin's not turning over as well as it should. And so cells get stuck in the skin. And then those stuck cells can get more inflamed and acne can get produced. So one of the major things we always start with is pulling away the refined and processed foods and the sugary foods.

And starchy foods, right? Anything that's going to cause that insulin spike. You can really see signs of insulin resistance on the skin in so many different ways.

And starchy foods, right? Anything that's going to cause that insulin spike. You can really see signs of insulin resistance on the skin in so many different ways.

And starchy foods, right? Anything that's going to cause that insulin spike. You can really see signs of insulin resistance on the skin in so many different ways.

Yes. Right? Right. So their insulin is higher than somebody who doesn't have insulin resistance. And that high level of insulin causes a lot of shifts in the skin. It causes that follicular hyperkeratosis that causes the acne. It can cause more skin tags. It can cause something called

Yes. Right? Right. So their insulin is higher than somebody who doesn't have insulin resistance. And that high level of insulin causes a lot of shifts in the skin. It causes that follicular hyperkeratosis that causes the acne. It can cause more skin tags. It can cause something called

Yes. Right? Right. So their insulin is higher than somebody who doesn't have insulin resistance. And that high level of insulin causes a lot of shifts in the skin. It causes that follicular hyperkeratosis that causes the acne. It can cause more skin tags. It can cause something called

acanthosis nigricans which is this darkening of the skin folds like in your neck and in your armpit and so you can by just examining somebody right away you can get a sense of do they have insulin resistance or that pre-diabetes state because it shifts the um the the growth factors the high inflammation from eating these high sugary foods causes changes in your

acanthosis nigricans which is this darkening of the skin folds like in your neck and in your armpit and so you can by just examining somebody right away you can get a sense of do they have insulin resistance or that pre-diabetes state because it shifts the um the the growth factors the high inflammation from eating these high sugary foods causes changes in your

acanthosis nigricans which is this darkening of the skin folds like in your neck and in your armpit and so you can by just examining somebody right away you can get a sense of do they have insulin resistance or that pre-diabetes state because it shifts the um the the growth factors the high inflammation from eating these high sugary foods causes changes in your

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Often, yeah.

Often, yeah.

Often, yeah.

Which is amazing to see. I mean, we know that when we pull away those refined and processed foods and the sugary foods, most of our patients, so many of our patients see great improvement in their acne right away.

Which is amazing to see. I mean, we know that when we pull away those refined and processed foods and the sugary foods, most of our patients, so many of our patients see great improvement in their acne right away.

Which is amazing to see. I mean, we know that when we pull away those refined and processed foods and the sugary foods, most of our patients, so many of our patients see great improvement in their acne right away.